Eye-shield.



F. E. WEEKS.

i EYE SHIELD. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 16. |9l5.

Patented Dec. T, 1915.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. i

FRANK E. WEEKS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 ROBERT GHICAGG, ILLINOIS.

A EYIEl-SHIEILI).v

Specification of Letters Patent.

MALCOM, OF

Patented Dee. 7, 1915.

Application led January 16, 1915. Serial No. 2,533.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, FRANK E. WEEKS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eye-Shields, ofwhich the following, taken in connection with the drawings, is a description.

My invention has for its object the production of a combined eye shade and protector designe'd to beworn by automobilists and others exposed to the elements, and is so constructed that it is light in weight and serves to shade the eyes from the glare of the sun, at the same time protecting them from the wind, dust, etc. t Y

A further object of my invention is to produce such a construction of material which is cheap enough to permit the article to be sold at a modebrate price, one which is so simple in its construction that the separate parts may be put together and secured in place at a minimum cost of manufacture, and provide a construction which is durable and serves every purpose of a combined shade and protector.

A further object of my invention is to provide a means of securing and holding the device on the face of the wearer without the usual band extending around the head which has heretofore been used in devices of this kind.

Other features of advantage in the form and construction of my device will be hereinafter more fully pointed out and described, and in the accompanying drawings I have illustrated what I now consider the preferred form of my invention,` although as is obvious the size, proportion and details thereof may be changed without departing from the spirit of my invention, and in these drawings, Figure 1 isa perspective view of my combined shade and protector partly broken away; Fig. 2 is a front eleva tion of the same with the outer material broken away to show the longitudinally ex tending shading strip; Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view illustrating the end construction of the protector; Fig. 4 is a plan view of the outer material forming the body of the device; Fig. 5 is a plan view of the shading strip which extends across the upper portion of the eye protector; and Fig. 6 is a transverse section of the binding material.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the body of the priiteotor proper which may be constructed of any thin, transparentmaterial suitable for the purpose, such-for instance as pyrolin, or the like. This body portion A'is practically a rectangular piece of` material, as shown more clearly in Fig. 4, having a recess a out inthe center of the lower edge thereof to extend over the nose of the wearer. Notches a', are cut in each end of the rectangular portion A and a plurality of openings a2, a?, a3, a3, are formed in the angular corners of the material on each side of the notches. In the construction of these eye protectors the body portion A is preferably made of light-colored material through which a clear vision is possible.

B is an elongated strip or shade of thin, transparent material slightly longer than the body portion A of the protector, and approximately one-half the width of the body portion. A. V-shaped projection b extends downwardly from the center of the piece B.

The ends of the shade B are provided with of shades to suit the desire of the customer,

those most frequently used being light amber with a green shade, which is very restful to the eyes.

In assembling the body portion A and the shade B, the upper edges of the two pieces of material are brought in line with each other, the V-shaped point b on the shade, extending to the upper edge of the recess, a, directly above the nose of the wearer. -The two pieces A and B are secured together at the ends thereof through the openings a2, a2, which are contiguous 'with the openings b', b. An eye-let a4, or any othersuitable fastener may be used for this purpose, which forms at once a fastening device aswell as provides means for Ventilation through the protector. The meeting faces of the notches a at each end of the body portion are drawn together to bring the end portion of the protector at right angles to the front thereof,

or to the plane of Vision, the lower portion of the body having the openings, a3, therein, being brought into contact with the openings b2 in the shaded portion and secured together, as shown in F ig. 3. This securely holds the parts together, so that the front of the shade when worn is substantially on a vertical plane, with the ends thereof extending at right angles thereto and conforming to the features of the face of the wearer.

A binding, C, which may be of rubber or other flexible materialf provided witA an opening c therein which receives the outer edges of the lmaterial A, B, is secured thereto by cement or other fastening, so that the outer edges of the material are covered and ,ion, substantially as described.

protected. The V-shaped point b of the shade portion is secured within the binding C to firmly hold the supplemental piece B in position. Secured through the coincident openings, a2, a3, and b', b2, in the ends of the protector are the elastic loops, D, D, which are adapted to engage over the ears of the wearer.

I claim:

l. In an eye protector, the combination of a substantially rectangular body portion of flexible, transparent material having notches at the ends thereof, a longitudinally extending shading strip across the upper portion of the body and having the ends thereof secured to the opp'osite sides of the notched end portions to draw the ends of the body portion at right angles to the plane of vision, and means for securing the device upon the face of the wearer.

2. In an eye protector, the combination of a substantially rectangular piece of flexible, transparent material provided with a recess in the lower edge thereof, the ends of said piecehaving notches cut therein, and a strip of darker material forming a shade extending across the upper portion of the transparent material, the edges of the notched portion being drawn contiguous to each other and secured to the darker material to shape the ends at right angles to the plane'of vis- 3. In an eye protector, the combination of a body portion of flexible, transparent material having a recess for the nose in the lower edge thereof, the ends of said body portion being notched, and an elongated strip of material less transparent than the body portion secured to the upper part thereof, each of said portions extending from end to end of said device, the edges of the notches being drawn together and secured to the ends of the elongated strip of shaded material to bring the ends of the device at right angles to the plane of vision and cause the body portion to stand out and away from the face of the wearer.

4:. In an eye protector, the combination of a body portion of flexible, transparent material having a recess for the nose in the lower edge thereof, the ends of said body portion being notched, and an elongated strip of material of darker color than the body portion secured to the upper part of said body portion and means for securing said strip and the body portion together around the edges thereof, the notched ends of the body portion being drawn together and secured to the flat surface of the shaded portion, and means for securing the protector to the face of the wearer.

5. A combined eye protector and shade composed of thin, transparent material of different shades of color and adapted to extend in front of the eyes of the wearer, said shade extendingJ across the upper portion of the protector, the protector being notched at the ends thereof and drawn together to shape the ends of the protector at right angles to the body portion, and means for securing the device in position upon the wearers face.

6. A combined eye protector and eye shade formed of thin, transparent material of contrasting shades of color, the ends of the protector being notched and the edges thereof drawn together to. cause the ends of the protector to extend at right angles to the plane of vision, the shading strip extending across the upper portion of the protector, a binding strip engaging both portions and holding them securely together at the edges thereof, and loops extending through the ends of the device whereby it may be securei upon the face of the wearer.

7. An eye protector and shade comprising in combination a body portion of flexible, transparent material having the ends notched and the edges thereof drawn together to cause the ends of the protector to extend at right angles to the plane of vision, an elongated strip of material of darker color than the body portion forming a shade extending across the upper part of the protector and having the notched ends of the protector secured thereto, a flexible binding engaging the outer edges of both' the protector and shade portions, said protector and shade having Ventilating apertures extending through the same, and means for securing the device upon the face of the wearer.

8. A combined protector and shade having a body portion of light, flexible, transparent material having the ends thereof notched and drawn together to form the ends of the protector at right angles to the body portion, a shade portion comprising an elongated strip of flexible material of relatively darker color extending across the top of said protector from end to end thereof, the upper edge and ends of said shade conforming to the contour of the shield and the folded ends thereof, the lower edge of the shade having an integral projection extending to the edge of the shield body, and a binding surrounding the outer edges of the shield and shade and engaging said projection at the center'of the shield, substantially as described.

y9. A combined protector and shade having a body portion of light, flexible, transparent material, having the ends thereof notched and drawn together to extend at right angles from the line of vision, a shade" portion comprising an elongated strip of darker-colored flexible material which conforms to the contour of the shield with the ends drawn togethersaid shield havingva projection extending from the lower edge thereofv to the longitudinal center of the body of the shield, a flexible binding extending around the outer edge of the shield and securing the shield and shade together, the ends of said shield having ventilation openings extending through the shade and shield,

and means for securing the` device upon the wearers face.

10. A combined 'protector formed .of flexible transparent material adapted to cover the eyes of the wearer with the front thereof substantially upon a vertical plane and the ends arranged at right angles thereto, a shade stripV of relatively darker material held inside of the upper portion of said eye shield, said strip having a projection at the` lower edge thereof which extends to the edge of ,the shield proper and is secured thereto directly above the nose of the wearer, and means forsecuring the device upon the wearers face.

' In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

FRANK E. WEEKS.

Witnesses:

VIVIAN REESER, v,ARTHUR B. RUSSELL. 

